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The prices in Burma
The prices of essential commodities can be compared between 1992 and 1997.
If the price was 100 kyats in 1992, it became as follows in 1997*.
Item (1997 / 1992 x 100)
1. Gold 24 Carat 213.27
2. Gold coin 213.75
3. Cooking oil (ground nut) 354.84
4. Cooking oil (sesame) 321.74
5. Cooking oil (coconut) 322.73
6. Mustard oil 281.25
7. Sun flower oil 192.31
8. Castor oil 377.36
9. Cottonseed oil 268.87
10. Ground nut (Japan/Red) 445.26
11. Ground nut (White) 472.73
12. Ground nut (oil seed) 415.09
13. Sesame (White) 340.74
14. Sesame (Brown) 288.46
15. Sesame (Striped) 334.78
16. Sesame (Flower/Shan) 260.16
17. Sesame (Flower/Alluvial) 250.00
18. Chick pea (Yellow) 720.00
19. Chick pea (Big) 372.73
20. Chick pea (White/Small) 769.23
21. Pigeon pea 210.00
22. Green bean 279.61
23. Lablab bean 790.91
24. Lablab bean (China) 196.97
25. Nylon bean 227.03
26. Green gram 322.39
27. Lentil 386.67
28. Blue bean 553.33
29. Red bean 635.71
30. Butter bean 600.00
31. Soya bean 448.28
32. Striped bean 1095.65
33. Cow pea (Yellow) 421.62
34. Cow pea (Blue) 564.71
35. Cow pea (White) 430.77
36. Rice bean 250.00
37. Green peas 1728.00
38. Modern pea 588.24
39. Wheat (Myinmu) 482.76
40. Wheat (Sadaung) 507.35
41. Wheat (Shan) 563.11
42. Sorghum 273.68
43. High-yield Sorgyum 745.45
44. Maize 286.67
45. Flour (Roller) 419.51
46. Flour husk 424.24
47. Husk (Horse) 528.00
48. Lentil (half segment) 406.98
49. Chick pea (Half segment) 688.89
50. Pigeon pea (half segment) 230.00
51. The Green Gram (Mung) 222.22
52. Chinpaung pea (half segment) 625.00
53. Groundnut oil-cake 521.43
54. Sesame oil-cake 379.31
55. Coriander Seed 490.00
56. Aniseed 253.85
57. Cotton wool (rejected) 240.00
58. Turmeric root (Myanmar) 340.00
59. T-Super Fertilizer 181.48
60. Pearl Fertilizer 179.17
61. Potash Fertilizer 237.50
62. Pawsanmhwe rice 240.00
63. Manawhari rice 186.96
64. Magyantaw rice 242.86
65. Ziya rice 146.34
66. Manawthukha rice 182.22
67. Shwe Dingar rice 143.48
68. Nga Sein rice 176.47
69. Paw Kywe rice 140.00
70. Nga Kywe rice 173.68
71. Shwe War Tun rice 181.82
72. Broken rice 152.94
73. Glutinous rice 343.75
74. Onion (special) 342.11
75. Onion (medium grade) 484.62
76. Garlic (Shan/special) 146.15
77. Garlic (Shan/medium grade) 157.69
78. Garlic (China/special) 178.57
79. Garlic (China/medium grade) 211.11
80. Dried chilly 260.27
81. Dried chilly (Long) 298.51
82. Potato (Htu Htu) 378.57
83. Potato (Gawli) 573.33
84. Ginger 195.65
85. Salt (refined) 608.70
86. Salt (unrefined) 625.00
87. Palm jaggery (six grains) 150.00
88. Palm jaggery (seven grains) 138.81
89. Palm jaggery (Watawma) 112.50
90. Palm jaggery (Pan Taw) 163.33
91. Palm jaggery (Sae Samon) 180.56
92. Sugar Jaggery 211.59
93. Sugar (White) 223.81
94. Sugar (Yellow/Transparent) 258.82
95. Steamed sugar (unrefined) 258.93
96. Steamed sugar (refined) 265.31
97. Sugar (Pyinmanar) 241.67
98. Coconut oil (Big pail) 146.88
99. Tapioca 135.42
100. Vermicelli (bean) 207.87
101. Vermicelli (Rice) 231.82
102. Betel nut 28.00
103. Duya (Alms casket) cigarette 142.86
104. Duya (Pakhokku) cigarette 160.00
105. XinXing cigarette 238.58
106. Lucky cigarette 380.00
107. 555 cigarette 321.64
108. Marlboro cigarette 218.75
109. Benson cigarette 261.54
110. Candle wax (Raw) 252.94
111. Battery cell (Green monkey) 346.82
112. China matchbox 268.52
113. Tooth paste (Large/Blue) 375.97
114. Relang washing powder 230.77
115. Lonmain washing powder 234.97
116. Shwewar soup bar 199.17
117. Tiger beer 229.00
118. Mandalay beer 153.40
119. Kyonete beer 352.17
120. Mandalay rum 148.57
121. Poker soft-drink 210.14
122. 7-UP soft-drink 150.41
123. Coca Cola soft-drink 149.18
124. Sun kiss 203.33
125. Lipo Vitan 147.92
126. Ajinomoto (Mono-Sodium-Glutamate) 176.19
127. Spoon (Mono-Sodium-Glutamate) 181.19
128. Xaxar (Mono-Sodium-Glutamate) 173.68
129. Miss Japan (Mono-Sodium-Glutamate) 181.57
130. 20W Tube light (National) 135.29
131. 40W Tube light (National) 118.18
132. 60W light bulb 361.11
133. 100W light bulb 250.00
Less than 100 Kyat 1 Item
More than 100 Kyat 38 Items
More than 200 Kyat 42 Items
More than 300 Kyat 20 Items
More than 400 Kyat 12 Items
More than 500 Kyat 8 Items
More than 600 Kyat 6 Items
More than 700 Kyat 4 Items
More than 1000 Kyat 2 Items
In average, 100 Kyat became 251.16 Kyat within 6 years (from 1992 to
1997).
* Data based on Mandalay Price Record, as taken at the month of October
every year.
* Detail prices of each item are available.
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